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Plinky: Easily Save Links
Plinky helps you easily save links from any device so you can enjoy them later.
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Learn More: plinky.app
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Made by: @mergesort.me
It's illegal to give alcoholic drinks to a moose in Fairbanks, Alaska. It's also illegal to drop a moose from an airplane. It turns out it's illegal to do a lot of things in Fairbanks, and only some of them are moose related…
These Weird Laws In Alaska Will Leave You Scratching Your Head
Weird laws in Alaska still exist to this very day. You can't even push a moose out of an airplane or feed them alcohol... what?!
www.onlyinyourstate.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
It's illegal to give alcoholic drinks to a moose in Fairbanks, Alaska. It's also illegal to drop a moose from an airplane. It turns out it's illegal to do a lot of things in Fairbanks, and only some of them are moose related…
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i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry
merry christmas xx
merry christmas xx
A real Good Samaritan
One act of kindness that befell Leeds writer Bernard Hare in 1982 changed him profoundly. Here he tells his story.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry
merry christmas xx
merry christmas xx
Reposted by Plinky 🔗
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Did you know that in 1931 President Coolidge gave his pet canary to a cat? Not as a snack but as a little friends! This #caturday read the story of Timmie, the bird-loving cat who befriended presidents and became a D.C legend.
Timmie the Cat | Pet Cemetery Stories
Timmie was, by all accounts, and extraordinary cat. For one thing, he loved birds. Most cats would rather eat them than befriend them. But Timmie would let them perch on his head or his back.
petcemeterystories.net
December 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Did you know that in 1931 President Coolidge gave his pet canary to a cat? Not as a snack but as a little friends! This #caturday read the story of Timmie, the bird-loving cat who befriended presidents and became a D.C legend.
The kids are once again becoming alright.
How the Phone Ban Saved High School
Since the bell-to-bell device lockup, teens in New York have rediscovered the simple pleasures of conversation, board games, and poker.
nymag.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The kids are once again becoming alright.
Do dolphins have names? Well not exactly, but scientists recorded wild dolphins and played their signature whistles back to them. The dolphins responded to their whistles but ignored unfamiliar ones — knowing that they specifically were being called.
Dolphins Can Call Each Other, Not by Name, But by Whistle
The discovery that a dolphin can imitate the signature whistle of another offers a glimpse of how these marine mammals converse
www.science.org
December 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Do dolphins have names? Well not exactly, but scientists recorded wild dolphins and played their signature whistles back to them. The dolphins responded to their whistles but ignored unfamiliar ones — knowing that they specifically were being called.
Stocking up on some good links to read over the holiday break.
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ALT: a blurry picture of a man 's face in a dark room
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Stocking up on some good links to read over the holiday break.
The Great Emu War is a piece of history that sounds like fiction. Australia sent soldiers with guns to cull emus damaging crops, but the birds split up into small groups, stayed out of range, and outlasted the military. It took a while but farmers eventually outsmarted the supposedly dumb bird.
The Great Emu War: How Flightless Birds Beat the Australian Army
Australia is notorious for its historical wildlife management operations of varying success. Since the late 19th century, attempts at containing...
www.historyhit.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Great Emu War is a piece of history that sounds like fiction. Australia sent soldiers with guns to cull emus damaging crops, but the birds split up into small groups, stayed out of range, and outlasted the military. It took a while but farmers eventually outsmarted the supposedly dumb bird.
Do you know how planes fly? I bet you don't, because nobody does!! Absolutely wild that millions of people fly every day and yet we have no idea how it all works.
No One Can Explain Why Planes Stay in the Air
Do recent explanations solve the mysteries of aerodynamic lift?
www.scientificamerican.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Do you know how planes fly? I bet you don't, because nobody does!! Absolutely wild that millions of people fly every day and yet we have no idea how it all works.
The J in Michael J. Fox stands for Andrew. He changed his name because he was worried people would say it sounded too much like "Michael, a fox"… While I hate lies, I'm still a big fan of his movies.
7 Surprising Facts About Michael J. Fox
What does the 'J' stand for? And when will he get his Oscar?
www.mentalfloss.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The J in Michael J. Fox stands for Andrew. He changed his name because he was worried people would say it sounded too much like "Michael, a fox"… While I hate lies, I'm still a big fan of his movies.
I was today years old when I learned Mt. Everest's height has changed three times. In the 1850s the mountain was measure to be 29,000 feet, but they added 2 feet to make it sound more believable. With today's technology we know it's 29,031.7 feet, standing taller than ever.
Is Mount Everest Really Two Feet Taller?
The new height measurement comes from an updated survey and decades of slow tectonic movement, not a sudden growth spurt
www.smithsonianmag.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I was today years old when I learned Mt. Everest's height has changed three times. In the 1850s the mountain was measure to be 29,000 feet, but they added 2 feet to make it sound more believable. With today's technology we know it's 29,031.7 feet, standing taller than ever.
Did you know your cat's nose has a unique fingerprint? Go look at your cat's nose this minute — and send me some pics! #caturday
Nose and face print ID for dogs and cats could replace microchips
A pet identification app could replace microchips to recognize dogs and cats, South Korean company Petnow demonstrated.
www.theanimalreader.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Did you know your cat's nose has a unique fingerprint? Go look at your cat's nose this minute — and send me some pics! #caturday
Did you know German chocolate cake… isn't German? It was actually named for an English-American, Samuel German.
German in Name, American in Origins
To find the origin of German chocolate cake, try looking deep in the heart of Texas.
tastecooking.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Did you know German chocolate cake… isn't German? It was actually named for an English-American, Samuel German.
In 2023 New Mexico became the first state to have a state smell. And of course it's delicious.
What’s That Smell? New Mexico Has an Official State Aroma
In a legislative first, the Land of Enchantment has committed to an earth-bound scent.
www.governing.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
In 2023 New Mexico became the first state to have a state smell. And of course it's delicious.
What does it take to build the AT protocol that powers @bsky.app? This interview with former Bluesky engineer @bnewbold.net is fascinating and full of technical wisdom.
Bryan Newbold: Protocol engineering
A protocol engineer at the social-media platform Bluesky describes building an open protocol around a fast-growing social media platform.
protocol.ecologies.info
December 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
What does it take to build the AT protocol that powers @bsky.app? This interview with former Bluesky engineer @bnewbold.net is fascinating and full of technical wisdom.
Why do people waste their time browsing the world wide web when we could all be hanging out on the wood wide web? Mind blowing to learn that fungi basically have an internet of their own. 🤯
‘Wood wide web'—the underground network of microbes that connects trees—mapped for first time
Global census of forest fungi suggests warming could trigger soil carbon bomb
www.science.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Why do people waste their time browsing the world wide web when we could all be hanging out on the wood wide web? Mind blowing to learn that fungi basically have an internet of their own. 🤯
Today's the last day of our Black Friday sale, so get your 50% off savings while you still can!
1/5 Plinky 5.1 is out today, with a lot of updates. But I want to start off by saying — hi — Plinky is on sale big time right now! You can get 50% off of 1 year of Plinky Pro, on top of already big price drops in 100+ countries. Definitely take advantage of this for a limited time!
🎁 plinky.app/pro
🎁 plinky.app/pro
December 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Today's the last day of our Black Friday sale, so get your 50% off savings while you still can!
Here's something holiday lore you probably never knew… cause I sure didn't. In 2004 (before gay families were commonly accepted), a filmmaker released Too Cool for Christmas and A Very Cool Christmas. Two identical movies, but one of them featured a pair of straight parents and one had two dads.
The Story Behind The Viral 2004 Christmas Movie With Two Versions — One With Two Dads And Another With Straight Parents
“Back in those days, there was a little bit less open-mindedness to having gay characters,” director Sam Irvin told BuzzFeed News.
www.buzzfeednews.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Here's something holiday lore you probably never knew… cause I sure didn't. In 2004 (before gay families were commonly accepted), a filmmaker released Too Cool for Christmas and A Very Cool Christmas. Two identical movies, but one of them featured a pair of straight parents and one had two dads.
It's Black Caturday and you should spend 1 minute learning how to properly shoot photos of your cat.
Source: www.threads.com/@jdthecamera...
Source: www.threads.com/@jdthecamera...
November 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
It's Black Caturday and you should spend 1 minute learning how to properly shoot photos of your cat.
Source: www.threads.com/@jdthecamera...
Source: www.threads.com/@jdthecamera...
It takes strength to exercise restraint in a time of strength so a force can't defeat you in a moment of weakness. You might block distracting apps so you can focus when you need or commit to goals publicly so you're held accountable, and it turns out there's a name for that: a Ulysses Pact.
Ulysses pact - Wikipedia
A Ulysses pact or Ulysses contract is a freely made decision that is designed and intended to bind oneself in the future. The term is used in medicine, especially in reference to advance directives…
en.wikipedia.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
It takes strength to exercise restraint in a time of strength so a force can't defeat you in a moment of weakness. You might block distracting apps so you can focus when you need or commit to goals publicly so you're held accountable, and it turns out there's a name for that: a Ulysses Pact.
1/5 Plinky 5.1 is out today, with a lot of updates. But I want to start off by saying — hi — Plinky is on sale big time right now! You can get 50% off of 1 year of Plinky Pro, on top of already big price drops in 100+ countries. Definitely take advantage of this for a limited time!
🎁 plinky.app/pro
🎁 plinky.app/pro
November 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
1/5 Plinky 5.1 is out today, with a lot of updates. But I want to start off by saying — hi — Plinky is on sale big time right now! You can get 50% off of 1 year of Plinky Pro, on top of already big price drops in 100+ countries. Definitely take advantage of this for a limited time!
🎁 plinky.app/pro
🎁 plinky.app/pro
Did you know the term doctor wasn't originally applied to people in medicine?
The History of 'Doctor'
Just who qualifies as a doctor anyway?
www.merriam-webster.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Did you know the term doctor wasn't originally applied to people in medicine?
It's Wicked Day, how good! 💚 Let's hope it's as good as the original, but in the meantime here's a thread of fun Wicked behind-the-scenes videos, podcasts, and reads to keep you going until showtime.
November 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
It's Wicked Day, how good! 💚 Let's hope it's as good as the original, but in the meantime here's a thread of fun Wicked behind-the-scenes videos, podcasts, and reads to keep you going until showtime.
Nano Banana was a viral sensation, but it's more than a pretty picture generator. With some reverse engineering and prompt engineering, @minimaxir.bsky.social was able to push Nano Banana to its limits, finding out where it shines, where it falters, and why Nano Banana works the way it does.
Nano Banana can be prompt engineered for extremely nuanced AI image generation
Nano Banana allows 32,768 input tokens and I’m going to try to use them all dammit.
minimaxir.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Nano Banana was a viral sensation, but it's more than a pretty picture generator. With some reverse engineering and prompt engineering, @minimaxir.bsky.social was able to push Nano Banana to its limits, finding out where it shines, where it falters, and why Nano Banana works the way it does.